Wilkes roads, streets to be closed occasionally in support of filmproduction this week and next

Parts of Washington and Wilkes County again become a movie location this week and next, and as before, drivers will be slightly inconvenienced with road and street closings as filming for "Deception" starts today and runs through July 31.

Traffic will be detoured around the Mestey Films Productions locations to keep the sounds of modern traffic from becoming part of the film, which is set in 1850. The bulk of the production of "Deception" will take place at Holly Court Inn on South Alexander Avenue, where the movie company filmed last summer, and at the Macchia home on Tignall Road, along with the Abramson home on Newtown Road.

The first road closures start today: South Alexander Avenue and East Liberty Street will be blocked with a detour today from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. These streets will also be closed Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday night, the Old Tignall Road will be blocked between the two bypasses from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. with a detour up the Old Danburg Road, and again from 8:30-11 p.m. Sunday night. The road will also be closed most of the day Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28.

This Sunday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. flagmen will control traffic on the Newtown Road between Jane Hill Road and the Martin Echols Road as the movie production company films scenes at the home of Doug and Susan Abramson.

The production will return to Holly Court next week with closings on three days. On Tuesday, July 24, streets will close from 4:30-7 p.m. and again Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Residents in the area of South Alexander Avenue and East Liberty Street have been given the filming schedule to know when their streets will be closed to traffic. Some days will see only a brief interruption in traffic, while other days will see the streets closed most of the day. Detours will be marked to take traffic around the area.

Extras for the movie are requested to report at 9 a.m. Saturday July 21 and Saturday July 28.

There will be a Meet and Greet with the cast on Sunday afternoon, July 29, from noon to 3 p.m.

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